2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football
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C–USA Champions
C–USA East Division Champions
Boca Raton Bowl Champions
Conference Conference USA
East Division
Ranking
Coaches #22
AP #23
2014 record 13–1 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach John "Doc" Holliday (5th year)
Offensive coordinator Bill Legg (5th year)
Defensive coordinator Chuck Heater (2nd year)
Home stadium Joan C. Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 38,227)
Seasons
« 2013 2015 »
2014 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#23 Marshall x$   7 – 1         13 – 1  
Middle Tennessee   5 – 3         6 – 6  
WKU   4 – 4         8 – 5  
UAB   4 – 4         6 – 6  
Old Dominion*   4 – 4         6 – 6  
FIU   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Florida Atlantic   2 – 6         3 – 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech x   7 – 1         9 – 5  
Rice   5 – 3         8 – 5  
UTEP   5 – 3         7 – 6  
UTSA   3 – 5         4 – 8  
North Texas   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Southern Miss   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Championship: Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Ineligible for post season bowl due to transition from FCS.
As of 22:24, 20 December 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach John "Doc" Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–1, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the East Division title. As East Division champions they played West Division champion Louisiana Tech in the C-USA Championship Game, defeating the Bulldogs 26–23 to become C-USA Champions. They were invited to the inaugural Boca Raton Bowl where they defeated MAC champion Northern Illinois 52–23.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 3:30 PM at Miami (OH)* Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN3 W 42–27   19,005
September 6 7:00 PM Rhode Island* Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ASN W 48–7   25,106
September 13 12:00 PM Ohio* Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV (Battle for the Bell) CBSSN W 44–14   31,710
September 20 2:00 PM at Akron* InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3 W 48–17   13,357
October 4 12:00 PM at Old Dominion Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA FSN W 56–14   20,118
October 11 12:00 PM Middle Tennesseedagger Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV FSN W 49–24   30,210
October 18 6:00 PM at FIU #25 FIU Stadium • Miami, FL ASN W 45–13   13,163
October 25 3:30 PM Florida Atlantic #23 Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV FS1 W 35–16   27,236
November 8 7:00 PM at Southern Miss #23 M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ASN W 63–17   22,949
November 15 2:30 PM Rice #21 Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV FSN W 41–14   30,680
November 22 12:00 PM at UAB #18 Legion Field • Birmingham, AL WCHS W 23–18   28,355
November 28 12:00 PM WKU #19 Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV FS1 L 66–67 OT  23,576
December 6 12:00 PM Louisiana Tech Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV (C-USA Championship) ESPN2 W 26–23   23,711
December 23 6:00 PM vs. Northern Illinois* FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl) ESPN W 52–23   29,419
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game notes

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 14 14 0 14 42
RedHawks 0 3 17 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–30–1[2] 2013 MARSH, 52–14

Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 7 7
Thundering Herd 7 10 21 10 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 7 7 14
Thundering Herd 17 10 14 3 44

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Further information: Battle for the Bell
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–32–6[3] 2013 OHIO, 34–31

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 17 14 10 7 48
Zips 0 3 0 14 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–4[4] 2004 AKRON, 31–28

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 28 14 14 0 56
Monarchs 7 0 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 10 0 7 24
Thundering Herd 14 14 14 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1[5] 2013 MTSU, 51–49

Florida International

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Thundering Herd 7 7 10 21 45
Panthers 7 0 0 6 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0[6] 2013 MARSH, 48–10

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 13 0 0 16
#23 Thundering Herd 7 7 7 14 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0[7] 2013 MARSH, 24–23

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Thundering Herd 7 21 14 21 63
Golden Eagles 14 3 0 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–5[8] 2013 MARSH, 61–13

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 0 7 14
#21 Thundering Herd 3 17 14 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2[9] 2013 RICE, 41–24

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Thundering Herd 7 10 0 6 23
Blazers 3 3 6 6 18
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–2[10] 2013 MARSH, 56–14

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 OT Total
Hilltoppers 28 21 0 10 8 67
#19 Thundering Herd 21 21 7 10 7 66
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1[11] 1996 MARSH, 37–3

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 7 6 0 23
Thundering Herd 0 13 3 10 26

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See also: 2014 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1[12] 1942 LaTech, 26–0

Northern Illinois–Boca Raton Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 14 10 14 14 52
Huskies 7 6 7 3 23

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See also: 2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and 2014 Boca Raton Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4[13] 2001 MARSH, 37–15

Rankings

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Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 23 23 23 21 18 19 RV RV 23 
Coaches' RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 22 23 22 21 18 20 RV RV 22 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR 24 NR NR Not released


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